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Different speeds are shown in different countries, one thing is for certain and that is that the speed guns are varying in each country one recent example is of Tino Best, he was clocking 150+ in Australia and in just a few weeks when playing against Zimbabwe in West Indies he struggled to cross even 145ks even though his deliveries looked quicker than what he was bowling in Australia.
I think the speeds shown by the Tensports speed gun are a bit too slow and the speed guns in Australia show the speed to be a bit more, for me the most accurate speed guns are the one used in the ICC tournaments and also the ones that are used by India.
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I know we have a lot of stats experts here on PakPassion, and to be honest I am not one to usually look too much into stats, but I thought I would give it a shot and see what I can come up with.
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So what starting XI should Pakistan go for in the Champions Trophy 2013? Their are many problems, especially in the batting department.
First problem is, who'll bat at #3? Both - Asad Shafiq and Kamran Akmal are having/have had success at #3. Mohammad Hafeez struggles against the new ball, so having him at #3 would be a good option as well. He could bat at #4, but he prefers opening and if he HAS to bat anywhere else in the batting order other than opening, he prefers #3. Now all three of Shafiq, Hafeez, and Kamran can't bat at #3. So that's a problem the captain will need to address.
Another problem is the two spots in the batting order. Basically, Misbah, Asad, Malik, Kamran, and Hafeez are going to play all the games. That leaves two spots available for batsmen. That means two out of the trio of Umar Amin, Nasir Jamshed, and Imran Farhat will be played. Now if Nasir and Farhat open the innings, then where will Hafeez bat. If Hafeez bats at #3, where will Kamran bat?
Then there's a problem of the #7 batsman. Who'll bat at #7? Kamran Akmal can't buy a run at #7 nowadays, Amin is inexperienced at international level, and Shoaib Malik is a 'senior', so it doesn't seem he'll bat there.
Lastly, there's the (minor) problem of the fourth genuine bowler. Hafeez, Saeed Ajmal, Mohammad Irfan, and Junaid Khan are more than likely going to feature in the starting XI. But who'll be the last genuine bowler? Asad Ali, Ehsan Adil, Wahab Riaz, or Abdur Rehman? Realistically speaking, Malik's spot in the XI is confirmed too, so he can play the 6th bowler's role.
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Coming into their crucial matchup vs. New Zealand, things were not looking good for Pakistan, the defending World Twenty20 champions.
After surviving a scare vs. Bangladesh in their opening match, Pakistan had been trounced by Australia in the group stage.
Moving on to the Super Eights, they suffered another loss to England and had to face the Kiwis next.